The two youngsters both participated in NextGen Boston, a camp for sixth, seventh and eighth graders.

Bryden, a pro-style quarterback from Enfield, Conn., is listed at 5-foot-2, 105 pounds. He’s no stranger to the limelight, as he appeared on “Kids Do The Darndest Things” and beat Matt Hasselback in a head-to-head accuracy competition.

Thornton is already 5-foot-11 and 167 pounds with “great explosiveness and surprisingly good body control” for a player his size and age.